Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysis
Abstract The incidence of the COVID-19 pandemic heightened the levels of stress of not only students but for teachers, particularly physical education (PE) teachers. The reference to PE teachers is due to their role in engaging students in practical in-person lessons after the resumption of school....
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| description | Abstract The incidence of the COVID-19 pandemic heightened the levels of stress of not only students but for teachers, particularly physical education (PE) teachers. The reference to PE teachers is due to their role in engaging students in practical in-person lessons after the resumption of school. Previous literature has revealed that PE teachers exhibit significantly increased levels of anxiety, fear, tension and uncertainty that they could contract the virus during these lessons. Given this scenario, there is a growing need for identifying a suitable coping scale which can accurately measure coping strategies employed these teachers. This research assessed the psychometric properties of the 16-item coping inventory using a multidimensional item response theory approach. The study surveyed 484 PE teachers through the convenience sampling technique, after which the cultural mix coping instrument was administered to them. The findings of this study confirmed the 4-factor structure of the coping measure which is consistent with the original measure. Results further revealed that a modified 14-item compared to the original 16-item coping inventory was optimal in measuring coping strategies among PE teachers. The study concluded that the 14-item cultural mix coping inventory was appropriate, applicable and reproducible to the PE teachers’ population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c58e4c94483149918e9adc04fb90f1c82022-12-22T04:24:05ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832022-08-0110111210.1186/s40359-022-00916-3Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysisFrank Quansah0John Elvis Hagan1James Boadu Frimpong2Medina Srem-Sai3Edmond Kwesi Agormedah4Francis Ankomah5Department of Educational Foundations, University of EducationDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape CoastDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape CoastDepartment of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports, University of EducationDepartment of Business and Social Sciences Education, University of Cape CoastDepartment of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, PMB Cape CoastAbstract The incidence of the COVID-19 pandemic heightened the levels of stress of not only students but for teachers, particularly physical education (PE) teachers. The reference to PE teachers is due to their role in engaging students in practical in-person lessons after the resumption of school. Previous literature has revealed that PE teachers exhibit significantly increased levels of anxiety, fear, tension and uncertainty that they could contract the virus during these lessons. Given this scenario, there is a growing need for identifying a suitable coping scale which can accurately measure coping strategies employed these teachers. This research assessed the psychometric properties of the 16-item coping inventory using a multidimensional item response theory approach. The study surveyed 484 PE teachers through the convenience sampling technique, after which the cultural mix coping instrument was administered to them. The findings of this study confirmed the 4-factor structure of the coping measure which is consistent with the original measure. Results further revealed that a modified 14-item compared to the original 16-item coping inventory was optimal in measuring coping strategies among PE teachers. The study concluded that the 14-item cultural mix coping inventory was appropriate, applicable and reproducible to the PE teachers’ population.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00916-3Physical educationTeachersCoping strategyMultidimensional item response theoryStress |
| spellingShingle | Frank Quansah John Elvis Hagan James Boadu Frimpong Medina Srem-Sai Edmond Kwesi Agormedah Francis Ankomah Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysis BMC Psychology Physical education Teachers Coping strategy Multidimensional item response theory Stress |
| title | Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysis |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysis |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysis |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers: a multidimensional item response theory analysis |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the cultural mix coping inventory for stressful situations using physical education teachers a multidimensional item response theory analysis |
| topic | Physical education Teachers Coping strategy Multidimensional item response theory Stress |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00916-3 |
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